Are your tubes blocked? Do you have a hydrosalpix? If you’ve been diagnosed with blocked fallopian tubes, and you’d like answers, this may be the most helpful web page you are going to come across. Keep reading to find out why.

Your fallopian tubes are two minute tubes that connect the ovaries to the uterus, and are sometimes called uterine tubes, salpinges or oviducts. They’re about 7 to 14 centimeters, and start at the outer end of the uterus and stretch out to form a special tissue called the fimbria. The function of the fimbria is to transport the egg from the ovary to the fallopian tubes.

The fallopian tubes are constructed with muscular cells, lined with ciliated cells. Ciliated cells are cells that have tiny “hairs” that ease the transportation of objects to help conception, and to keep the fallopian tubes healthy. These cells are covered with a thin mucus to keep the fallopian tubes supplied with moisture and nutrients, and to create the right acid/alkaline balance for sperm and eggs.

Fallopian tubes can become blocked because of inflammation, infections, liquids, or scarring and adhesions.

These delicate tubes can become blocked by Salpingitis. Salpingitis is when the fallopian tubes are inflamed due to an infection. Quite often, the cause of salpingitis is PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease). Salpingitis may lead to the ciliated cells joining each other abnormally, which causes the tubes to become blocked. Acute cases of salpingitis can cause nausea, vomiting, fever, abdominal pains or lower back pains.

The next reason behind fallopian tube blockage is hydrosalpinx. A hydrosalpinx takes place when the fluid accumulates in the fallopian tubes. This fluid is secreted by the fallopian tubes as lubricant. In a healthy woman, this lubricant runs from the fimbria- the part of the fallopian tubes nearest to the ovaries, in the direction of the uterus. The primary reason women develop a hydrosalpinx is pelvic inflammatory disease, alternatively it is also the result of foreign bacteria overgrowth, endometriosis, or even scars left from surgery. For years a hydrosalpinx can go undetected because it often does not cause any symptoms. In some cases you might feel a dull pelvic pain, but most of the time it is undetected because of the lack of symptoms.

Other causes of blocked fallopian tubes include: pyosalpinx - this is when a fallopian tube is filled with pus, and hematosalpinx - when its filled with blood.

Additionally, blocked fallopian tubes are caused by an adhesion. This is when tissues are abnormally connected by bands of fibrous tissue, as a result of injury, surgery, endometriosis or scarring after inflammation. When adhesions grow in or around the fallopian tubes, they can result in the fallopian tubes becoming twisted, or the lining of the fallopian tubes becoming stuck together.

Fallopian tube blockage is one of the most common causes of female infertility. Thankfully, blocked fallopian tubes can be opened up, because of medical technology. While medicine and surgery work for numerous women, there are risks relating to these procedures. The world of alternative medicine provides a safe, healthy alternative, which often works better than the traditional route.